Overshoot

v. t.	1.	To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf. [imp. & p. p. Overshot ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
	2.	To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot the endpoint in a titration.
	2.	To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
	3.	To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. To overshoot one's self to venture too far; to assert too much.
v. i.	1.	To fly beyond the mark.

Noun	1.	overshoot - an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt Synonyms: go-around, wave-off
Verb	1.	overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target) Antonyms: undershoot - shoot short of or below (a target)
	2.	overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"

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